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A framework for evaluating OSH program effectiveness using leading and trailing metrics.

Steve Wurzelbacher1, Yan Jin

  • 1Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Mail Stop R-14, Cincinnati, OH 45226, USA. srw3@cdc.gov

Journal of Safety Research
|August 23, 2011
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This study shows that proactive safety assessments and past injury data can predict future workers' compensation costs. Effective occupational safety and health (OSH) programs use both leading and trailing metrics for better outcomes.

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Area of Science:

  • Occupational Safety and Health
  • Risk Management
  • Workers' Compensation

Background:

  • Current occupational safety and health (OSH) program evaluations often rely on lagging indicators (past injury/illness data).
  • These traditional metrics may be insufficient for proactive safety, ergonomic, and medical management strategies.
  • A need exists for comprehensive metrics that capture both past performance and proactive efforts.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and evaluate leading metrics (self-assessments) and trailing metrics (past loss data) for OSH program effectiveness.
  • To test the hypothesis that these metrics can predict future workers' compensation (WC) outcomes.
  • To explore the expansion of OSH program evaluation frameworks.

Main Methods:

  • Developed leading metrics through company self-assessment surveys on OSH exposures and prevention elements.
  • Collected trailing metrics from 1999-2001 workers' compensation (WC) loss data.
  • Analyzed data by dichotomizing 2003 WC outcomes (total cases, lost time cases, costs) and comparing survey/WC variables between high and low loss groups using F-tests.

Main Results:

  • Higher past musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) WC case rates correlated with higher total WC case rates in 2003.
  • Improved self-reported OSH program elements (hazard control tracking, ergonomic hazard identification, health promotion) were linked to fewer lost-time WC cases.
  • Increased exposure to noise and projectiles was associated with higher WC case rates and costs.

Conclusions:

  • The study provides preliminary evidence for the validity of combined leading and trailing metrics in OSH program evaluation.
  • Both self-assessed OSH efforts and past loss trends are valuable for data-driven improvement plans.
  • These metrics aid in identifying system deficiencies to proactively prevent future losses.